With its Interim Report 2010, QUEST presents itself to the scientific community as well as to the general public to provide an insight into fascinating research at the frontiers of quantum physics.
- > Download the QUEST Interim Report 2010 (PDF, 5.8 MB)
If you like to receive a printed issue of the QUEST Interim Report 2010 please contact the QUEST Office: office(at)quest.uni-hannover.de
Single Chapters for Download (bi-lingual english/german)
- Cover of the Interim Report (click to enlarge)
- > Content (pages 5 to 7)
- Prefaces
> Prof Dr Wolfgang Ertmer, Coordinator QUEST (pages 8 to 9)
> Prof Dr-Ing Erich Barke, President Leibniz Universität Hannover (pages 10 to 11)
> Stephan Weil, Lord Mayor City of Hanover (pages 12 to 13)
- > About the Cluster of Excellence - What is QUEST? (pages 14 to 15)
- > QUEST Partner (pages 16 to 24)
Partner of Leibniz Universität Hannover
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)
Gravitational Wave Detector GEO600
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity - > Overview Research in QUEST (pages 26 to 27)
- > Research Area Quantum Engineering (pages 28 to 39)
Theoretical Quantum Optics, Macroscopic Quantum Objects, Condensed Matter Physics with Cold Gases, Quantum Engineering of Optical Pulses, Non-Classical States of Matter - > Research Area Quantum Sensors (pages 40 to 53)
Experimental Quantum Metrology, Third Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories, Atomic Quantum Sensors, Fundamental Noise Sources, Quantum Sensors with Cold Ions, 10 m Prototype Interferometer - > Research Area Space-Time (pages 54 to 67)
Quantum-Gravity Phenomenology, General and Special Relativity, Precision Geodesy on Earth and in Space, String Cosmology and Phenomenology, Next Generation Geodesy Missions, Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS), Gravitational Wave Astronomy - > Research Area Enabling Technologies (pages 68 to 83)
Ultrahigh Quality Optical Layers and Characterisation, 3rd Generation Gravitational Wave Detector Laser Source, Fiber Optics, Sub-Hz Lasers and High-Performance Cavities, Photonic Devices for Space Applications, Mode-locked Lasers / Mode Combs, Nanophotonics - > New Research Groups (pages 84 to 89)
Theoretical Physics - Macroscopic Quantum Objects
Quantum Information - > Task Groups (pages 90 to 105)
Physics of Spinor Systems, Test of the Equivalence Principle, Transportable Ultra-stable Clocks, Variations of Fundamental Constants, Next Generation Gravity Field Missions, Advanced Light Sources and Optical Materials, High Precision Modelling - > Administration (pages 106 to 121)
The QUEST Office
Finance and Human Resources
New Professorships
Supporting Young Scientists
Sustainable Creation of Structures
Transfer to the Public
Scientific Networks - > Selected Publications (pages 122 to 134)
- > Imprint (page 136)
